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After reading the threads here and other forums, I decided to try a PC graphics card in my MP3,1 (Mavericks) which has the stock HD 2600 XT graphics card driving two monitors (Dell U2711 at 2560x1440 and a HP ZR24W at 1920x1200).
Since I'm a hackintoshing type of guy, I'm familiar with Tom's H/W site's Graphics Hierarchy Chart which is updated monthly. The HD 2600 XT is shown in the same "tier" as HD4000 (Intel's Integrated Graphics)!
The AMD/ATI 5770 is 11 "tiers" higher than the 2600 graphics card! Since I have a PC Gigabyte HD 5770 "Batmobile" on the shelf, I installed it in Slot 2, keeping the 2600 with it connected to the HP monitor while the 5770 was connected to the Dell U2711 via the DVI connector. Works great!
(For those of you not familar with Gigabyte's 5770, the fan shroud looks like Batman's Batmobile.)
I also have an EVGA GTX 650 Ti card that I'll try later. It's another 4 "tiers" higher than the Batmobile. Both the 5770 and 650 Ti require the 6 pin PCIe power cable.
However, what's intriguing is the new GTX 740 GDDR5 graphics card which uses the same GK107 GPU as the 640/650 cards and only needs 64 watts total power. Unfortunately, the GTX 740 GDDR5 model does require the PCIe power connection. The GTX 740 GDDR5 graphics card is on the same "tier" as the 5770, and a new GTX 740 GDDR5 graphics card costs ~$120 USD or less.
What I'm really waiting for is support in OS X for the 750/800m nVidia chipset as the GTX 750 graphics cards, too, don't require a PCIe power connection either. The GTX 750 Ti is on the same "tier" as the HD 4870 X2, 6970, 7850 and R7 265 graphics cards. Hmmm, I'm thinking the Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti just might be a winner provided Apple supports it in the future.
Meanwhile, the Batmobile and HD 2600 XT are serving my MP3,1 well, thank you.
Since I'm a hackintoshing type of guy, I'm familiar with Tom's H/W site's Graphics Hierarchy Chart which is updated monthly. The HD 2600 XT is shown in the same "tier" as HD4000 (Intel's Integrated Graphics)!
The AMD/ATI 5770 is 11 "tiers" higher than the 2600 graphics card! Since I have a PC Gigabyte HD 5770 "Batmobile" on the shelf, I installed it in Slot 2, keeping the 2600 with it connected to the HP monitor while the 5770 was connected to the Dell U2711 via the DVI connector. Works great!
(For those of you not familar with Gigabyte's 5770, the fan shroud looks like Batman's Batmobile.)
I also have an EVGA GTX 650 Ti card that I'll try later. It's another 4 "tiers" higher than the Batmobile. Both the 5770 and 650 Ti require the 6 pin PCIe power cable.
However, what's intriguing is the new GTX 740 GDDR5 graphics card which uses the same GK107 GPU as the 640/650 cards and only needs 64 watts total power. Unfortunately, the GTX 740 GDDR5 model does require the PCIe power connection. The GTX 740 GDDR5 graphics card is on the same "tier" as the 5770, and a new GTX 740 GDDR5 graphics card costs ~$120 USD or less.
What I'm really waiting for is support in OS X for the 750/800m nVidia chipset as the GTX 750 graphics cards, too, don't require a PCIe power connection either. The GTX 750 Ti is on the same "tier" as the HD 4870 X2, 6970, 7850 and R7 265 graphics cards. Hmmm, I'm thinking the Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti just might be a winner provided Apple supports it in the future.
Meanwhile, the Batmobile and HD 2600 XT are serving my MP3,1 well, thank you.